Ralph Gardner-Chavis: Chemist and Scientist on the atomic bomb
Ralph Gardner-Chavis, who was a pioneer in plastic chemistry, owns the distinction of being one of the scientists and technicians who worked on the Manhattan...
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Lewis Hayden: Heroic Abolitionist
Lewis Hayden was an African-American leader who escaped with his family from the Maafa (slavery) in Kentucky to Boston, where he became an abolitionist and...
Richard Pryor: Comic Genius
Richard Pryor was one of the most influential stand-up comedians of his generation, and starred in a number of hit films and comedy recordings. He...
Jerry Lawson: Inventor of the video game cartridge
“The whole reason I did games was because people said, ‘You can’t do it.’ I’m one of the guys, if you tell me I can’t...
Gordon Parks: Renaissance Man
He was born stillborn — no heartbeat, declared dead by the family doctor, and put aside for later burial. Another doctor in the delivery room...
Shirley Chisholm: Pioneering African American Politician
Shirley Chisholm was a pioneering African-American politician, who became the first Black woman to serve in the United States Congress. Chisholm was also the first...
Marshall “Major” Taylor: The Black Cyclone
“It is my thought that clean living and a strict observance of the golden rule of true sportsmanship are foundation stones without which a championship...
João da Cruz e Sousa: The “Black Swan”
Poet João da Cruz e Sousa, (November 24, 1861-March 19, 1898) was the leading figure of the Symbolist movement in Brazil. Called the Cisne Negro...